Good as Gold? South Africa's Problem with Illegal Gold

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Capital Economics Moreover, &quotthis soft patch for the manufacturing sector comes at a time when South Africa's crucial mining sector seems locked in structural decline,&quot he continues. &quotUnlike many African peers, the South African mining industry was struggling before commodity prices fell: gold production has halved since 2005 as a result of rising costs and the depletion of reserves at aging mines,&quot he added.

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One legacy of South Africa's extensive mineral deposits is the infrastructure and wealth of the country. But another more troubling legacy is emerging as an increasingly urgent problem: environmental contamination from over 100 years of mining that could severely pollute the country's water, affecting the food chain and citizens' health.

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South Africa has a lot of problems Business Insider

Capital Economics Moreover, &quotthis soft patch for the manufacturing sector comes at a time when South Africa's crucial mining sector seems locked in structural decline,&quot he continues. &quotUnlike many African peers, the South African mining industry was struggling before commodity prices fell: gold production has halved since 2005 as a result of rising costs and the depletion of reserves at aging mines,&quot he added.